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| Editorial | Jes Bickham, Andrew Kenrick (deputy editor), Glenn More (photo), Bethan Beynon-Hughes (digital) |
| Contributor(s) | Adam Troke (senior staff writer), Dan Harden (staff writer), Matthew Hutson (lead designer), Kristian Shield (designer), Erik Niemz (photographer), Jervis Johnson (game designer), Tom Walton (Citadel Design Team member), Jeremy Vetock (codex author) |
| Illustrator(s) | Jes Goodwin (game designer and modeler), John Blanche (illustrator and modeler), Darren Parrwood (Forge World Modeler) |
| Released | April 2013 |
| Pages | 167 |
| Preceded by | White Dwarf March 2013 |
| Followed by | White Dwarf May 2013 |
White Dwarf is Games Workshop's premium Warhammer magazine, packed with amazing content each month such as new rules and background, short stories, regular columns, special guests and more.
Contents
- Opening Salvo, p.1 - Jes Bickham's letter to readers celebrating the 400th issue of White Dwarf.
- New releases, p.4-45
- Tau Empire (6th Edition) (40k)
- AX39 Sun Shark Bomber, a powerful and deadly aircraft using the latest advancements of Tau Technology, equipped with Interceptor Drones
- AX3 Razorshark Strike Fighter, a joint-strike fighter aircraft which engages with air and ground units alike
- XV104 Riptide Battlesuit, a heavier counterpart to the XV8 Crisis Battlesuit developed by the Earth caste, aided by Shielded Missile Drones
- XV88 Broadside Battlesuit, a heavy gunnery variation of the XV8 Crisis Battlesuit to combat tanks and monsters alike, aided by Missile Drones
- XV8-05 Crisis Battlesuit Commander, an imposing Fire Warrior clad in this battlesuit
- Commander Farsight, full name Shas'O Vior'la Shovah Kais Mont'yr, the infamous renegade leader of the Farsight Enclaves wielding the legendary Dawn Blade
- Pathfinder Team, an auxiliary infantry force meant to markerlight priority targets and sow confusion in their foes, aided by a Recon Drone and a pair of other drones
- Cadre Fireblade, the most grizzled veteran fire warriors out there
- Darkstrider, also known as Sub-Commander El'Myamoto, a cunning tactician and a master scout from the Fire Caste
- Longstrike, also known as Shas'la T'au Sha'ng, the unmatched Hammerhead Gunship pilot delivering consistent results with enemy tanks left as smoldering, smoking ruins
- TX7 Hammerhead Gunship and TX78 Sky Ray Missile Defence Gunship, a pair of devastating fire support which are firm favorites among most T'au forces
- Codex: Tau Empire (6th Edition) (40k)
- Middle-Earth Releases
- Limited Edition Warhammer Fantasy T-Shirt
- Black Library
- Space Wolves - Blood of Asaheim by Chris Wraight (40k)
- Fire Caste by Peter Fehervari (40k)
- Shadowsun - The Last of Kiru's Line by Braden Campbell (40k)
- Gotrek & Felix: The Fourth Omnibus by Nathan Long (Fantasy)
- Blighted Empire by CL Werner (Fantasy)
- The Sigillite by Chris Wraight, an audio drama focused on the plans of the first Lord of Terra (Horus Heresy)
- Forge World Latest
- Imperial Armour Volume Twelve - The Fall of Orpheus
- Necron Night Shroud Bomber, a deadly low-flying aircraft meant to obliterate enemy forces with its Tesla Destructors and anti-matter bombs
- Realm of Battle - Necron Tomb Citadel, featuring a ziggurat which can mounted a Monolith
- Necron Sentry Pylon, a stationary defence weapon for Necron fortifications
- Digital Products
- Licensed Games
- Fantasy Flight Games
- Release of Only War - Hammer of the Emperor
- Fantasy Flight Games
- Tau Empire (6th Edition) (40k)
- Full release listing, p.46-47
- Army of the month, p.50 - Richard Sherlock's Beastmen Army for Warhammer Fantasy, featuring a kitbashed Jabberslythe
- Jervis Johnson, p.56-57 - The first half of a two-part article from one of the game designers at Games Workshop detailing the benefits of having a gamemaster present to narrative games. Additional tips for gamemastering are provided. The second half can be found here: White Dwarf May 2013.
- Battle Report - Assault on Agrellan, p.58-75, Jes Bickham and Dan Harden play a 1 vs 1 battle scenario set during the Damocles Crusade. Jes is playing Tyranid Hive Fleet Eumenides, and Dan is playing Shadowsun's Firestrike Hunter Cadre painted as part of the D'Yanoi sept.
- Blanchitsu, p.76-79 - John Blanche debuts his custom models for Pratheus Bruul, Mendicantus, and an assortment of mutant cultists
- Rise of the Battlesuits, p.80-87 - Matt Holland, Jes Goodwin, and Daren Parrwood talks in-depth with Adam Troke about the development of the Tau Battlesuits, including the Forge World XV9 Hazard Armour
- Citadel Hall of Fame, p.88 - a recognition of the Khorne Lord on Juggernaut sculpted by Jes Goodwin
- Parade Ground, p.90-105 - A feature of several submissions for Golden Demon 2012
- Kit Bash, p.106 - A showcase of kitbashed models
- Ork Deff Dread
- Ogre Kingdoms Hunter
- Dark Angels Ravenwing Librarian
- Vampire Counts Mausoleum
- Khorne Chaos Champion (Fantasy)
- Parade Ground (Cont'd), p.112-117 - A featurette of Warhammer Fantasy monsters
- Battleground, p.118-125 - A diaroma of an Agrellan refinery with T'au and Astra Militarum forces battling for control
- Paint Splatter, p.126-133 - Painting guides for the following:
- Jeremy Vetock, p.134-135 - Jeremy answers some Q&A regarding painting, Games Workshop editors, jokes, and more.
- This month in ..., p.153-167
- White Dwarf - An assortment of forewords from Ian Livingstone, Mark Latham, Guy Haley, and Robin Dews reflecting on White Dwarf publication history
- The Design Studio - Jeremy Vetock describes his thoughts on the then-new codex for the T'au. Matt Holland and Colin Grayson share details on designing the new Tau flyers.
- Forge World - An assortment of models for Warhammer Fantasy and 40k alike. Most notable are the Necron Tesseract Ark, a resin Avatar of Khaine with spear, and a rapier with heavy bolters
- Black Library - An interview with Chris Wraight by Andrew Kenrick about his latest novel at the time
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